®Planning appeal decision
157 Dunstans Road, London, SE22 0HB
Planning appeal 3333639 at 157 Dunstans Road, London, SE22 0HB (London Borough of Southwark) was dismissed on 14 June 2024 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there should be a financial contribution towards the provision of affordable housing and, if so, whether the proposal would make such a contribution.
Erection of two semi-detached houses and garden room/storage
- Authority
- London Borough of Southwark
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- SE22 0HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there should be a financial contribution towards the provision of affordable housing and, if so, whether the proposal would make such a contribution
What decided it
The proposal would not make any financial contribution towards affordable housing provision despite the appellant's election of the fast-track 40% route, which requires such a contribution to be secured by planning obligation, and no Grampian condition could remedy this fundamental non-compliance with policy.
The modest public benefits of delivering two dwellings and supporting housing supply were substantially outweighed by the failure to make any affordable housing contribution in the context of a significant identified affordable housing shortfall in the borough, such that the tilted balance did not apply and permission should be refused.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Southwark Plan Policy P1London Plan Policy H2London Plan Policy H4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 31Paragraph 33Paragraph 34Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 64Paragraph 65
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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